Notes from “One Thousand Gifts”

Multiple people told me about "One Thousand Gifts" and about the power of gratitude. I knew I'd end up reading it because I already loved Ann Voskamp's writing, but I wasn't sure how much she was going to convince me that gratitude was something that was going to shape my life. I thought I'd be encouraged, but…

The “Inside Out” Book Tag {Blog Edition}

I found this video recently and was immediately inspired by it. While I'm definitely not an in-front-of-the-camera person (believe me, I've tried), I like the idea of recognizing books through the lens of the main feeling they evoked in me. I've always been a bookworm and I'm such an empath, so this was essentially made for me;…

2014 According to My Reading List

I am a passionate bookworm, and even though I'm in school and don't usually have time for pleasure reading, I still squeeze it in when I can. Being in Bible college points me to some pretty good reads, too, which is a plus! I thought it would be fun write a few short little reviews about…

Discovering “A Million Little Ways”

Everyone is an artist. It may not be in the arts of paint or clay or music. Our art is simply what we were meant to do, the way we were meant to live as our completely genuine selves. It doesn’t have to be something we do in the future; it’s something inside us that…

Notes from “Love Does”

I've read two (and a half!) books from my summer reading list so far, which is sad compared to the overwhelming amount I usually read in the summer. But I am completely okay with that. Why? Because one of the books was "Love Does." "Love Does" is a part-memoir-part-devotional written by a man named Bob Goff. My…